In the United Kingdom the title today denotes a peer of the realm, whether or not he sits in Parliament as a member of the House of Lords. Before the Hanoverian succession, before the use of “prince” …

: to act like a lord especially : to put on airs usually used with it lords it over his friends

Lord's Cricket Ground, better known as Lord's, is a cricket venue at St John's Wood, historically in Middlesex and now in the City of Westminster, London NW8.

In former times, especially in medieval times, a lord was a man who owned land or property and who had power and authority over people. It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.

1. To act in a domineering or superior manner: an upperclassman lording over the younger students. 2. To have a prominent or dominating position: The castle lords over the valley. 3. To rule over: lorded …

She mumbled something he could not understand until he forced concentration, eventually discerning the thin voice whispering The Lord 's Prayer. Not that she would know a drug lord from a prince. Both …

/lɔrd/ /lɔd/ IPA guide Other forms: Lords Definitions of Lord noun a titled peer of the realm

Dec 10, 2025 · In Jewish practice, the Tetragrammaton (the Hebrew name of God, יהוה (YHWH)) is written directly in the Tanakh but spoken aloud as Adonai (Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (Adonai, “my Lord ”)). The …

• What he would do without Henry, lord knows. • Life size models of the medieval lords, and a dramatic civil war battle scene, are just some of the attractions. • Now, my lords, as to numbers. • Louie …

The young lord’s lawyer, a friend of Claudia, is convinced his defendant is innocent, though he fears “a jury will give him life for his tattoos and his sneer.”